Just a bunch of ramblings from a city girl gone country!

When I think Summer break, the first thing that comes to mind is FAMILY CAMPING ADVENTURE!
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Growing up, my parents always made sure to take us camping at least once during our Summer break. We'd go to Algonquin Park or Gatineau Park. We've even ventured as … [Read more...]

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For the past few years, I've been seeing posts on social media about Fern Resort, and I always wondered if the resort would live up to all the accolades it has received. We recently had the opportunity to stay at Fern Resort, and I can … [Read more...]

Quality time - Does your family get enough of it?
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Lately, I've noticed that Little One would come over to me for a snuggle and say, "Mom, can we have quality time tonight?" It makes me stop whatever I'm in the midst of, because the fact that my … [Read more...]

Anytime is family time. At least that's what our 8 year old tells us.
Lately, Little One has been wanting to just have family time. I'm not sure if it's because she's exhausted from busy days and lots of activities, school will be over at the end of July, or what. All I know is that she's been really wanting to spend lots of family time.
That basically entails … [Read more...]

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Just the other weekend, at a family event, I got into a conversation with family members and friends about sending money electronically. Situations where one would need to send money included wiring money to a son in university, to sending a sibling cash in a flash in times of … [Read more...]

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The home of the Big Nickel presents a slew of activities for families to enjoy, including Halloween Treats, Tunnel of Terror, Family Fun Halloween … [Read more...]

We're so excited that some of our Disney Family Favourites are on Netflix Canada!
It's hard to believe how quickly September seems to have arrived, and now it's almost October! School started a few weeks ago, and we're all pretty much settled into back-to-school routine.
I do have to say that one thing I look forward to is Friday evenings, because that's family movie … [Read more...]

Can you believe it's that time of the year again? Summer seems to have come and gone! I feel like I just picked up Little One from her bus stop on her last day of school, and all of a sudden, it's almost the first day of school again!
The Summer was a whirlwind of events, beginning with four weeks straight of out of town visitors. I'm thrilled that Little One got to spend … [Read more...]

"I never even knew such a place existed in the North!" (Little One, aged 7 in reference to the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre)
I have to be honest. Living in Northern Ontario for the past twelve years, I've only really made Sudbury trips for either doctor's appointments, running errands, or just spending the day off-island. Sudbury has always just … [Read more...]

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The drive from Manitoulin Island the Niagara Falls is a long one, but Little One is a super traveler and plane rides and road trips … [Read more...]

Who decides what to watch on Netflix in your house?
When I was a kid, my brothers and I used to fight over what to watch on TV. My brothers wanted to watch Transformers or WWF and I wanted to watch Full House, Who's the Boss? or Growing Pains. There were times, however, that we would all agree on shows to watch. We would watch ALF together and a few other shows. Those … [Read more...]

When I was a child, eating dinner together as a family was very important to us. My parents would come home from work and we would eat dinner together and talk about our day. My Dad would then help us with our homework while my Mom did the dishes.
When my brothers and I got older and our schedules did not coincide. Both my brothers played baseball, so practices and games … [Read more...]

Before I gush about how excited I am about our Fuller House sneak peek, I need to talk about being a kid in the 80s and 90s.
Growing up, one of my favourite shows was Full House. Like many kids in my vintage, Full House represented the epitome of adolescence. Everything from the fashions of the time, DJ's big hair and sky high teased bangs, to the catch phrases of the day … [Read more...]

Growing up, we were taught that family was always the most important thing in life. With two brothers and lots of cousins, we were a tightly-knit bunch. My grandmother always told us, "Love one another." Every day that we got together was "family day".
To this day, family is still the most important thing to me and we're still a tightly-knit bunch!
I try to … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago, I had the unfortunate experience of not searching UrbanDictionary.Com before using a particular hashtag. *Ahem* If any of you are not familiar with the #NetflixAndChill hashtag, it doesn't mean watching Netflix and chilling out with your family or by yourself!
I had posted on my Facebook about maybe this Valentine's Day just staying in and watching Netflix … [Read more...]

About Christine

City girl moves to the country, falls in love, and marries a farmer. She tries to incorporate her city ways with her new country lifestyle and blogs to keep in touch with friends, family & students who live far, far away :) Can this city girl go country? Watch as she learns all sorts of exciting things about life on the farm and in a small rural community. *UPDATE* We are now parents! Our baby girl was born on Nov. 11, 2008 (at 28 weeks gestation- 12 weeks premature, but she's quite the trooper)!!!